Belly Update Week 26

So in this picture you can see that the belly growth has begun to swing around to the backside.  How the heck did that happen!??

It is definitely growing but it still feels bigger than it looks.  Now sometimes when the baby moves you can actually see it from the outside.  

CLose Ups

Christmas Morning 2008

It all started at about 8am on Thursday morning. We rolled out of bed earlier than usual to get things done and Matt on his way. Of course we started with stockings. Aaron helped Archie while I took care of Moe.

New squeaky toys for the poop.

Each one had to be dragged over to its appropriate place by the dog bed.

"My Daddy Rocks" onesey from Em to Dad.

Matt Donnelly spent the night with us so he could borrow my car to go get his daughter from Bellingham in the morning.

The wading sandals Aaron has been lusting after for about two years. He isn't happy about them at all.

A new book about catching really big fish signed by the author!

My super cool peacock Mary Jane Crocs that Match a new stripey apron and food processor.

Aaron's new practice rod that allows him to simulate fly fishing in the house. It's great fun!!

Even Moley got in on the Christmas fun with a couple new toys.

Although I wasn't able to get to MB to spend Christmas with Mum and Dad we managed to have a very nice day. I took a LONG nap while Aaron fiddled on the computer then we had a great steak dinner at our new table. We missed you all and are hoping next year will find us together again.

White Christmas

As I am sure many of you know, we have had more snow here in the Northwest than we have had for decades.  Despite canceling many of our Christmas plans (including flights back to Manitoba) it has been fun to wake up to the white everyday and especially to have it here for Christmas.  It gives us all an excuse to sit in the house snuggles up under a blanket catching up on our crafts.

This was the 24th at about 10 am.  It started up again about 4am in the morning so we took Archie out to enjoy it with us.

Of course the only way to truly enjoy the snow is to rub it all over yourself.

The neighbourhood had been covered for about a week and it was still coming down.

Frolicking along.

Exhausted but happy.

As it stands at the end of the day today, we have had snow on the ground for ten consecutive days.  It even snowed a little mixed with rain again today.  

Lap Dog

Earlier this week Aaron and Archie set out to prove that Archie's dreams of being a lap dog really can come true.  Look how happy they are.

White Christmas

Over the last few days we have had some snow drop and low temps so it has stayed.   If you have ever doubted that breeding has any effect on your dog, here is your proof.  For a dog that usually hates to be outside, snow and cold temps are the antidote.  Now when we let Archie out he runs around the bak yard at full speed with a goofy smile on his face until he can't breathe and then is just content to hang out on the deck for hours.  

Late this afternoon we headed to the park down the street so Archie could really get his groove on in the snow.

When we got to the big grass field (after running for several minutes non stop) he dropped to the ground and rolled and rolled and rolled in glee.

When you rub your nose through it, you really get to the heart of the snow experience.

Why are you interrupting me to look at the camera?  I'm busy here.

OOOOH It just feels soooo good.

So over the last couple of days I have discovered that the fabric store makes a pregnant woman want to cry when you go there with too many options none of which are really what you had pictured in your head.  I have been there twice and spent more than four hours trying to pick fabric and figure out patterns.  In the end these are the colours I have picked and I told Aaron when I got home today that if he didn't like it he could "suck it".

These are the two main colours.  The pattern I absolutely fell on love with and have struggled to find matching stuff for ever since.   Today I came up with this cool aqua colour.

Here you can see the two main colours with the accent which is white with a turquoise stripe in it.  Which I am thinking can also be used for curtains.

In this picture you see the two main colours and a couple of fabrics from the first trip that may be used as accents somewhere in the room as pillows or something.

Here you can see all the fabrics together.  I think it is going to be cute even though Aaron said the turquoise green was "totally freaking him out" .  BTW if you don't like them you can suck it too!! (can you tell I've had it with shopping for fabric?)  I also picked up some yarn for Mum to make one of her famous baby addicting afghans.

P.S. Jenn, I tried to email you but got no response.  I'm going to Roblin for Christmas if you're going to be around maybe we could get together.  Let me know when is a good time to call this weekend regardless.

The Name Game

Ok for all you "IT" haters out there, I have come up with a nickname.  Drum roll please....

BABY EM

As in the letter "M" for Mathew or the first two letters and hence first syllable of Emily.  Also works as E for Emily and M for Matthew.  Since we have decided to wait for the sex but have chosen names, I think this is a great compromise.

Stick that in your pipe and smoke it!!

Last Wednesday we had our second and final ultrasound.  As before it was really cool to see the baby in there.  It is definitely much more developed now and looks much less alien like.  We decided not to find out the sex so I will be using the ever so endearing "it" to describe the baby in the pictures.

This is a profile view of the head and upper torso.

This is my favorite of the bunch .  In case it is hard to decipher: the baby is laying its side with its arms crossed and folded under its head.  I think it looks really cute despite the fact that there is almost no fat on its body and you can see the bones and tendons in the arms.  

This one always takes me a second to figure out like those 3-D pictures that used to be all the rage.  If you start at the upper right corner and work toward the middle you should see the head and the left arm sort of in front of and tucked under the face.  The head is tilted at about a 45 degree angle.

This is the one that I think best shows the facial features.  We think it has my nose and Aaron's mouth.  Again, I see cute.  Let me know if you think these 3d pictures are cute or sort of icky like Aaron thinks or if you just want to comment on how cute our baby is!!

Belly Update

It's been two weeks so here's another look.  Not too much difference I don't think although that's not what the scale thinks!